Average incomes of citizens around the world

A New York Times report reveals the United States no longer leads the world in highest incomes.

By Carrie Taylor

on April 23, 2014 2:43 PM

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A new report by the New York Times reveals just how big the United States' pay gap has grown.

See which countries are moving ahead of the U.S.

Note: Income was measured for 11 percentiles - that is, the percentile of the income distribution in each country. The 5th percentile would be the country's poorest, and the 95th is the wealthiest. less

A new report by the New York Times reveals just how big the United States' pay gap has grown.